The Raufoss Courier
Squad12 Apr 2027
Tempers go at Raufoss
Rafik Zekhnini was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Emil Andreas Karlsen-Chavez gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Emil Andreas Karlsen-Chavez has just signed for Raufoss, and for once the answer mattered.
Boardroom12 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Raufoss
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Raufoss
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jørgen Sjøl was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets12 Apr 2027
Odd tell Raufoss: Sebastian Hansen is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
No hiding place for Julian Faye Lund
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Julian Faye Lund, and the manager let it.
Market12 Apr 2027
Lars King steps up from the Raufoss academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lars King has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market12 Apr 2027
Aron Berge steps up from the Raufoss academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aron Berge has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market12 Apr 2027
Raufoss promote Thomas Thorsby from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thomas Thorsby has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market Raufoss promote Ole Ryerson from within
- Player ratings A masterclass from Tobias Heintz
- Squad Jonas Selnæs makes it 100